Rail-fastening



J. A. HAYWARD.

RAIL FASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 29. 1919.

1 ,355 ,078. Patented Oct. 5, 1920.,

anwuto u UNITED STATES JAMES ALEXANDER HAYWARD, OF SAGE, W YOMING.

RAIL-FASTENING.

Application filed October 29, 119. Serial No. 334,156.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jimins A. HAYWARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sage, in the county of Lincoln and State of IVyoming, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Fastenings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to rail fastening means by the use of which railroad rails or the like may be jointed to each other in such a manner as to obviate the effects of the so-called creeping of the rails and of the change of relative position of the rails due to the action of sun heat, and lmown as sun-kink. My invention has for one of its important objects to allow of a certain freedom of expansion and contraction of the rails. and it is also intended to provide a novel construction of tie plate by means of which part of the rails may be suspended between the ties without danger of depression of the rails while at the same time leaving the rails free to vibrate and to adjust themselves in the lengthwise direction.

ther objects and advantages of my invention will appear from the specification thereof and from the drawings hereunto annexed which represent by way of example a preferred form of construction embodying the principles of my invention, and which I have found to be most suitable for my purpose.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side view of a suspended rail joint embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the combination of rail attachments shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional viewon the line 33 of Fig. 2.

F ig. 4 is a sectional view of a detail of the rail chair.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 55 Fig. 2.

In the 'drawings :1 is the head, 2 the web and 3 the foot of the rail. 1 are fish plates attached to the opposite sides of the rail by means of bolts or the like 7 which may be caused to pass through holes in theweb of the rail. The fish plates 4 are provided with downwardly extending parts which inclose the foot of the rail, and which form two bases 5 underneath the foot of the rail. These bases, if the rail joint is a supported joint may be placed on top of the supporting tie. In the case of a suspended joint Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 5, 1920.

joint-covering parts 8, and the slightly projecting end parts 9, so as to constitute a substantially T-shaped recessed part 10, 12 serving for the reception of the T-shaped part 11, 12 of the tie plate 13. The head 11 is of somewhat smaller width than the recess 10, so as to allow of a'longitudinal movement of the T-shaped part 11, 12 and of the tie plate 13, and of the rails fastened to said tie plate 13. This construction is duplicated on both sides of the rail joint 8 so as to allow of a certain amount of longitudinal movement of the adjoining rails.

The fish or angle plates 4, 5 above referred to are bolted to the adjoining ends of the rails the main part of which latter rests on a tie plate 13 integral with the T-shaped piece 11, 12. In the preferred form of construction shown in the drawing this tie plate 13 which may be of a size to cover several ties, five ties for instance, is provided with stops or guiding abutments 14 for the rail at one side only so as to allow of free expansion of the rail in a lateral direction. The tie plate 13 is here shown as being provided with lateral extensions or projections 15 through which pass the spikes, bolts or the like to secure the tie plate to the tie in any suitable manner. In view of this construction the rail may extend and vibrate both laterally as well as longitudinally relatively to the tie plate 13 or relatively to the ties, so as to avoid all strains upon the joints and upon the bolted ends of the rails otherwise caused by the creeping movement of the rails. These rail ends being entirely surrounded by the angular fish plates 4, 5 which act as an elastic support of the rail foot, are considerably strengthened so that the tendency of splitting and breaking at the joints is minimized, while at the same time by constructing the fish plates as above described combined with the free longitudinal and lateral movement of the rail deformation and permanent deflection of the rails are obviated.

itself tovarying local conditions, and with-v out deviating from the spirit of my invention as set forth in the claims hereunto appended.

W/Vhat I claim is 1- 1. In rail fastening means in combination a rail, a rail chair connected to said rail, a tie plate, engageable with the foot of said rail, longitudinally projecting means on said tie plate, and means on said rail chair, slidably engageable with said longitudinally projecting means.

2. In rail fastening means in combination two rail girders in axial alinement with each other, a rail chair connected to the ad joining ends of said girders, tie plates. longitudinal projections on said tie plates, and means on said chair and slidingly engage able with said longitudinal projections, said tie plates being adapted for engagement with the foot of the rail girders.

3. In rail fastening means thecombination with a rail girder of a tie plate in engagement with the foot of said girder, longitudinally arranged stopping and guiding means on one side of said tie plate and engageable with said rail foot, substantially T-shaped longitudinally projecting means on said tie plate, and slidingl'y engageable with a rail chair.

fl. In rail fastening means in combination rail girders in axial alinement with each other, angular rail chairs secured to the adjoining ends of said girders, and substantially inclosing the foot parts ofsaid girder, tie plates engageable with the foot parts of said rail girders, longitudinal, substantially hook-like-projections on said tie plates, and

slidin-gly engageable with said rail chairs.

5. In rail fastening means in combination rail girders in axial alinement with each other, angular rail chairs secured to the ad joining ends of said girders, and substantially inclosing the foot part ofsaid girders, tie plates engageable with said foot parts,

projecting and abutting means longitudinally arranged at one side of said tie plates,

and engageable with the foot parts of said girders, longitudinal substantially hook like projections on said tie plates, and means on said rail chairs underneath the foot part of said girders and slidingly engageable with said hook-like projections.

In testimony whereof I aiilX my signature.

JAMES ALEXANDER HAYWARD. 

